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Worcs    JOAN HOLLOWAY      (no website)       Joan Holloway  07562 766960
⇒    1, China Corner, Honeybourne, Evesham WR11 7PH. joanholloway46<at>gmail.com
⊕     Barn Dance Caller: either with your own band, The Old Chapel Band, or designer bands to suit your budget.
Very experienced ‘Fun’ caller for Ceilidhs, Parties, Weddings etc., and also well renowned for Scottish events, especially Burns Nights. 
References available.   [new member, Sept 2019].
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We need something to look forward to !

​Sadly, many cancelled festivals & workshops
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many have already booked 2021 dates, some have rebooked their 2020 guests,
so, exceptionally, we list all our members 2021 festivals, as well as 2020 !

So if postponed, do give us details for 2021 !
Something to look forward to is most welcome!


We welcome updates - during these exceptional times,
we'll revise this 
festivals webpage promptly !        Just let us know.

​NP: UPDATES in OCT 16

​FOLK VENUES ~ UPDATES 
​Folklife Members' online DIRECTORY

This Directory ….. Homepage
our main site ….. folklife. org. uk
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Folklife Members' online DIRECTORY  - UPDATES
This site is http://folklife-directory.weebly.com, or clink on link from our main site: folklife.org.uk


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From Folklife,
​publishers of Folklife Quarterly

Our main website folklife.org.uk includes pages from Folklife Quarterly. With copies of FQ's A4-size print pages, it is mostly not suitable for mobiles.   Basic Folklife information is therefore given on this site, which is suitable for both desktops and mobiles; please see  [ FOLKLIFE ].
about Folklife & FQ: a summary on this site,

​​UPDATES   to our categories for this detailed online  Directory.  
Directory summaries, and updates, are printed in Folklife Quarterly.  
Below: AS PRINTED in OCT FQ
 √  these Updates are already included in this Directory.
Arranged below by Directory category.



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LIST 1:   FOLK CLUBS & VENUES
List 1: Folk Clubs & Venues
Contact
ENGLAND  WEST COUNTRY webpage
Club restarts; now approximately quarterly.
Sat,  4 Sat/year   Som.   MINEHEAD    ACORN FOLK CLUB   www.acornfolkclub.co.uk  Eileen Ann & Jim   07811 744158 
→    The United Reformed Church Hall, Bancks Street, Minehead TA24 5DJ. Doors open 7.00 for 7.30 pm.
⇒    Eileen Ann Moore & Jim Parham. “Binnorie”, Millbridge Road, Minehead, Somerset TA24 8AG.   acornfolkclub<at>googlemail.com
⊕    Hosting guests of national and international standing (except party night in January), supported by floor spots (preferably book in advance). £7.00.  Non-profit making: aim is to uphold top quality folk music in Minehead giving a platform to professionals and amateurs.  

ENGLAND  WEST MIDLANDS webpage
No change, but pl note this is daytime, the 1st line has been amended accordingly.
Thu, 1st, daytime  Worcs   REDDITCH    MOUNTAIN DULCIMER MEET    http://dulcimer.org.uk/calendar.html        Sally Whytehead    01527 64229
→    Sally’s home in Redditch. B97 4PD. Please contact Sally for directions, 11.00 - 15:00. (please check)
⌂    Sally Whytehead, 01527 64229.   sally.whytehead<at>gmail.com
⊕    Mountain Dulcimer informal get together where you can learn to play and learn new repertoire, with bring and share lunch.   Some instruments available for loan. Please contact Sally before attending for the first time. Free

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LIST 2:   FOLK PERFORMERS
List 2: Performers
Contact
Pf.1     Folk Music & Song Performers webpage       Many performers travel across the country ~ so we give the home area just for info

Pf.1c    Folk Music & Song - Solo


New website, other details unchanged
Glos    GWILYM DAVIES       www.gwilymdavies.co.uk        Gwilym Davies    01242 603094
⇒  11a Greet Rd, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Glos GL54 5JT.  mobile 0784 357 5222
    ⊕ Experienced singer - most of his songs are learnt directly from traditional singers. Mainly solo, some melodeon, concertina.


Pf.2    Folk Dance Performers webpage

Pf.2b    Folk Dance Bands


New websites for these 3, other details unchanged

Devon    KEVARA KLEZMER DANCE BAND  www.kevara.co.uk   Martin Henning     01837 871498
⇒ Martin Henning, Barmor, Bratton Clovelly, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 4JT.     m.henning@talk21.com
    ⊕ Devon based 5 piece band KEVARA (Clarinet, Fiddle, Keyboard/Flute, Guitar/Mandolin and Bass) plays music from the Klezmer traditions and 
    beyond for any festive occasion. Our Caller leads the traditional Jewish dances.                                                                          

Devon    POISSON ROUGE    www.poissonrougeband.com    Martin Henning    01837 871498
⇒ Martin Henning, Barmor, Bratton Clovelly, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 4JT.     m.henning@talk21.com
    ⊕ French & Breton.

​Devon    SPINACH FOR NORMAN    www.spinachfornorman.com   Martin Henning    01837 871498
⇒ Martin Henning, Barmor, Bratton Clovelly, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 4JT.     m.henning@talk21.com
    ⊕ 4-piece all-string band & caller.  Celtic, British, US, European, Yiddish, Balkan, Middle Eastern.   Workshops, ceilidhs, parties, festivals, weddings and functions. 

Pf.2c    Ceremonial & Dance Display   (including Clog, Morris, Sword)
Change of contact name & phone, other details unchanged   
Glos    LASSINGTON OAK    www.lassingtonoak.co.uk    Martyn    07766 490735
⇒ bagman.lassingtonoakmm@gmail.com
    ⊕ Based in Highnam, we are Gloucester’s resident Morris Team, and perform a wide variety of traditional Cotswold Morris Dances.

LIST 3:   FOLK SERVICES
List 3: Services
Contact
S.1    ONLINE FOLK MAGAZINES & LISTINGS (separate webpage)
Cymru - Wales    --   new phone & address
Wales     FOLKWALES online magazine       www.folk.wales/magazine    Mick Tems, Editor    01443 201634
⇒   7, Crawford Close, Y Beddau, Pontypridd, Cymru / Wales CF38 2JE.        micktems<at>folkwales.org.uk
​              ⊕  Internet magazine (not for profit).  News, views, reviews, features, articles and comment, focussing on Wales and the World.  Includes the Listings, the all-Wales diary of folk events. 


S.4    FOLK JOURNALISTS   
---  new phone & address
Wales    ........    MICK TEMS, Editor, Folkwales online magazine     www.folk.wales/magazine    Mick Tems    01443 201634
⇒ 7, Crawford Close, Y Beddau, Pontypridd CF38 2SD, Cymru / Wales        micktems<at>folkwales.org.uk
⊕    A senior journalist who has worked on several evening papers in South Wales and Bristol, and an international musician and researcher too. Founder and editor of Folkwales online magazine.

LIST 4:   FESTIVAL DIARY
List 4: Festival Diary
Contact
No changes this quarter, next quarter will be in FQ & online online in List 4, the Festival Diary
​CANCELLED 2016 Oct    'AFTER THE FAIR’ FESTIVAL        www.pennymoor.org.uk       Pennymoor → Devon news
"Just to let you know that we have had to cancel the After The Fair festival at Bampton this year due to problems with venues / accommodation. 
We hope to continue with it next year if problems can be resolved."  --- so we've left details below ---

→    BAMPTON, North Devon.                        
⌂     PENNYMOOR SINGAROUND, Nicola King, 01363 877748
⊕        Free Folk Festival. Open music and song sessions all weekend in Bampton’s pubs and other venues. Morris Dance displays. Variety Concert Saturday 3pm. All singers, musicians and visitors welcome. Space for tents, indoor camping and camper vans.  
        Info:- Nicola King, 01363 877748,  nicola<at>beechhill.eclipse.co.uk or www.pennymoor.org.uk

LISTS 5 & 6:   WORKSHOPS
List 5: Workshop Providers  ………... & List 6: Workshops’ Diary
Contact
List 5: Workshop Providers -- no changes
List 6: Workshops’ Diary -- no changes this quarter, next quarter will be in FQ & online online in List 6

LIST 7:   FOLKLIFE SOCIETIES
Associations, Trusts, Organisations

List 7: Folklife Societies
Contact
Wales              new Member
~ Powys  √  TASC, Traditional Arts Support in the Community            www.tradartsupport.org.uk    Philip Freeman             01686 688102
      ⌂  Swn-y-Coed, Llandinam. SY17 5DJ.  admin@tradartsupport.org.uk
      ⊕  TASC was formed in 1994 as part of the Mid Wales May Festival (1989-1998). It aims to promote and encourage traditional and tradition-based work through imaginative  projects in Powys and beyond. TASC is a registered charity based in Llandinam.

​England:  South     (South-East, South-West) ---- note name now Glos Folk (previously GlosFolk), other details unchanged
~ Glos    √    GLOS FOLK …………………………………………………………………………………..     www.glosfolk.org.uk             Peter Cripps, Chairman     01452 780401
            ⌂    22 Severn Way, Apperley, GLOUCESTER, GL19 4DA.
            ⊕    Promotes traditional music, song, dance and drama within the county, by maintaining a website, a directory of performers, a comprehensive folk diary, and publicity. 

LIST 8:   FOLKLIFE STUDIES & INSTITUTIONS              
List 8: Folklife Studies & Institutions
Contact
Fs.1    FOLKLIFE STUDIES: RESEARCHERS AND AUTHORS    --- new website, other details unchanged
√    GWILYM DAVIES    www.gwilymdavies.co.uk     Gwilym Davies     01242 603094  [revised Aug 2016]  
​            ⌂    11a Greet Rd, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Glos GL54 5JT   Mobile phone 0784-357-5222   
​                   ⊕    Taping traditional singers for 30 years, mainly in Hampshire, Devon, Gloucestershire, USA.  “Let us be Merry” book/CD with Roy Palmer.
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Fs.2     FOLKLIFE STUDIES: LECTURERS AND SPEAKERS    --- new website, other details unchanged
√    GWILYM DAVIES    www.gwilymdavies.co.uk     Gwilym Davies     01242 603094 
            ⌂    11a Greet Rd, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Glos GL54 5JT   Mobile phone 0784-357-5222  
                    ⊕    Including “Across the Blue Mountains” (photos/recordings Appalachia 1997-98), “Folk Music in Gloucestershire”, “Grainger in Gloucestershire”

Fs.3      FOLKLIFE STUDIES: ARCHIVES (specialist folklife or general archives)  ---  new phone, address, & website; further details unchanged

CYMRU / WALES
√     The MICK TEMS ARCHIVE OF TRADITIONAL ARTS       www.folk.wales/archives.html        Mick Tems       01443 201634
            ⌂     Mick Tems, 7, Crawford Close, Y Beddau, Pontypridd CF38 2SD, Cymru.       micktems<at>folkwales.org.uk
            ⊕    Bydd yr Archifau o ddeunydd celfyddydol traddodiadol o Dde Cymru yn cynnwys caneuon, baledi, cerddoriaeth a dramâu a storiâu traddodiadol.

√     The MICK TEMS ARCHIVE OF TRADITIONAL ARTS         www.folk.wales/archives.html      Mick Tems      01443 201634
            ⌂     Mick Tems, 7, Crawford Close, Y Beddau, Pontypridd CF38 2SD, Wales.         micktems<at>folkwales.org.uk
            ⊕    The Archive of traditional arts material from South Wales will include songs, ballads, music, traditional drama and stories. 

LIST 9:   SEASONAL LOCAL CELEBRATIONS
List 9: Seasonal Local Celebrations
Contact
No changes for this quarter, next quarter will be in FQ & online in List 9


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  • Info
  • Festivals
  • Workshops
  • [ Cymru / Wales site ]
  • Cornwall-Devon
  • Som-Dor-Wilts
  • Bristol-Glos
  • Herefs-Worcs
  • West-Midlands
  • Oxfordshire
  • Other UK, and World
  • [ FT Traditions site ]
  • [ Folklife & FW site ]